(337) Devosa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	13 Jan 2026	11.2	2.069 AU	1.099 AU	07h53m	+34°15'	166.8°	6.2°
Today	23 Jan 2026	11.3	2.074 AU	1.112 AU	07h42m	+34°08'	163.3°	7.9°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Devosa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1372265
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3835989
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.85935
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 355.31129
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 99.46787
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 359.58054
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 274.86729
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.75163
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.68            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   07 42 24.9   +34 08 41     1.112    2.074  163.3    7.9   148   11.3 
2026-01-23 16:27 UT   07 41 37.1   +34 07 21     1.114    2.075  162.7    8.1   146   11.3 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   07 41 15.4   +34 06 42     1.115    2.075  162.5    8.2   145   11.4 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   07 40 07.0   +34 04 29     1.118    2.076  161.6    8.6   142   11.4 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   07 38 59.8   +34 02 01     1.121    2.076  160.8    9.0   139   11.4 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   07 37 54.0   +33 59 20     1.124    2.077  159.8    9.4   136   11.4 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   07 36 49.7   +33 56 25     1.128    2.077  158.9    9.8   134   11.4 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   07 35 46.9   +33 53 17     1.132    2.078  158.0   10.2   132   11.5 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   07 34 45.8   +33 49 56     1.136    2.079  157.0   10.7   129   11.5 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   07 33 46.4   +33 46 23     1.140    2.079  156.0   11.1   128   11.5 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   07 32 48.8   +33 42 37     1.145    2.080  155.0   11.6   126   11.6 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   07 31 53.1   +33 38 39     1.150    2.081  154.0   12.0   124   11.6 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   07 30 59.3   +33 34 30     1.155    2.081  152.9   12.4   123   11.6 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   07 30 07.6   +33 30 10     1.160    2.082  151.9   12.9   121   11.6 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   07 29 18.0   +33 25 39     1.165    2.083  150.9   13.3   120   11.7 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   07 28 30.5   +33 20 58     1.171    2.083  149.9   13.7   119   11.7 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   07 27 45.2   +33 16 07     1.177    2.084  148.8   14.2   118   11.7 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   07 27 02.2   +33 11 06     1.183    2.085  147.8   14.6   117   11.7 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   07 26 21.4   +33 05 57     1.189    2.085  146.8   15.0   116   11.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   07 25 43.0   +33 00 39     1.195    2.086  145.7   15.5   115   11.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   07 25 06.9   +32 55 12     1.202    2.087  144.7   15.9   114   11.8 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   07 24 33.3   +32 49 38     1.209    2.088  143.7   16.3   113   11.8 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   07 24 02.1   +32 43 56     1.216    2.088  142.6   16.7   113   11.9 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   07 23 33.3   +32 38 07     1.223    2.089  141.6   17.1   112   11.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   07 23 07.0   +32 32 11     1.230    2.090  140.6   17.5   111   11.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   07 22 43.2   +32 26 09     1.238    2.091  139.6   17.8   110   12.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   07 22 22.0   +32 20 00     1.246    2.091  138.6   18.2   110   12.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   07 22 03.2   +32 13 46     1.254    2.092  137.6   18.6   109   12.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   07 21 46.9   +32 07 27     1.262    2.093  136.6   18.9   109   12.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   07 21 33.2   +32 01 03     1.270    2.094  135.6   19.3   108   12.1 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   07 21 22.0   +31 54 34     1.278    2.095  134.6   19.6   108   12.1 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   07 21 13.2   +31 48 00     1.287    2.095  133.6   20.0   107   12.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.